Gable Essex

A Message from Lord Pickles and Lord Blunkett, followed by Gable Essex's best practice article

The ability to listen and learn from one another has always been vital in parliament, in business and in most aspects of daily life. But at this particular moment in time, as national and global events continue to reiterate, it is uncommonly crucial that we forge new channels of communication and reinforce existing ones. The following article from Gable Essex is an attempt to do just that. We would welcome your thoughts on this or any other Parliamentary Review article.

Rt Hon The Lord David Blunkett

Rt Hon The Lord Eric Pickles

www.gablerecruitment.com

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BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE

Managing Director KevinShore

Our dedicated team

Gable Essex Ltd is based in Hornchurch, Essex, supplying

the logistics, distribution and commercial removals

sectors in the London, Essex, Kent area. Established

by Managing Directors Capricia and Kevin Shore in 1993,

Gable has always been proactive in adapting and evolving

ahead-of-market forces, enabling sustainable growth in

supplying a skilled temporary workforce. It now employs in

excess of 200 workers and is still growing. The directors tell

TheParliamentaryReview

more.

As a business, our growth has been dramatic in recent years, with 50 per cent in

2017 and our best ever year of growth in 2018. This growth has been the result of

the persistent hard work from our small but dedicated team. The ability to predict

and adapt to market demands along with offering numerous added value services

few competitors can offer keeps us well ahead of the curve – with 2019 looking to

be our best year yet.

Adapting to our customers’ needs

Demand for specialist recruitment companies with both value-added services and

a hands-on approach has seen a marked increase, with clients moving away from

generalist agencies to those who can offer niche, innovative solutions to their

clients’ recruitment needs. The demands of our clients are constantly changing,

and this is predominantly led by the lack of changing skills and availability of the

workforce available in the industry – a void that we are happy to fill.

FACTS ABOUT

GABLE ESSEX

»Managing Director: KevinShore

»Founded in 1993

»Based in Hornchurch, Essex

»Services: Temporary and

contract recruitment for the

logistics, distribution and

commercial removal industries

»No. of employees: Over 200

»www.gablerecruitment.com

Gable Essex

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Highlighting best practice

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Implementing added value

services

We have always been able to work

with our clients to come up with

solutions, from implementing a range

of induction and training programmes

for their temporary labour to

organising ongoing in-house training.

We have partnered with local training

companies to organise training for

fork-lift truck drivers and cross-training

them on various types of vehicle, giving

clients a more flexible workforce.

Where there are several disciplines

within the same client company, we

have worked with them to organise

cross-training of the temporary

workforce so the clients can use the

workforce flexibly according to where

it is needed.

In recent times, we have been aware

of health and safety issues arising from

drug and alcohol use in the workplace

and have been at the forefront of

introducing a robust drugs and alcohol

screening policy within the temporary

labour market.

We have partnered with a highly

regarded toxicology company that

has trained all Gable’s staff to carry

out screening. This has been highly

successful, and we have now rolled

this out as an added service for our

clients.

Investing in our people

The service that we supply is honest,

reliable and passionate. Our staff

are extremely well trained and

knowledgeable, and have all been

working for us long term.

We have a company ethos of

promoting team working and all

our consultants are responsible for a

360-degree recruiting process, which

enables everyone to get to know the

clients, their particular needs and the

kind of skill set and characters that

would best suit them.

We are able to source the right

candidate as we carry out face-to-face

interviews, skill set-verified references

and eligibility-to-work checks.

Gable on-site training

The service

that we supply

is honest,

reliable and

passionate

“

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BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE

Unlike most similar businesses in our

industry, our consultants are not

commission based but work according

to a bonus scheme in line with

company profitability.

This means that they are invested in

the company and provide a passionate,

comprehensive service that is unrivalled

in the sector.

Working in partnership with

our clients

Over the years we have always

prioritised long-term working

relationships with our clients. This

is not only achieved over the phone

or by email but also by way of

regular meetings both at our clients’

workplace and at our premises.

This allows us a much better

understanding of our clients’ operation

and their needs and expectations,

while inviting clients to our office

enables them to see how we operate

and to have confidence in our ability to

fulfil theirneeds.

Supplying a first-class service and

offering our clients innovative ideas

and alternative solutions to their

needs has enabled Gable to grow

substantially through what has been

an uncertain economic time, with

many companies within our industry

remaining static or shrinking.

What the future holds

We have several growth plans and

work is already in progress for 2019.

As well as supplying several large new

clients in the first quarter of 2019,

we have a number of expansion

projects with exciting clients, including

one who is opening a newly built

distribution centre where we will

be based on site, recruiting for the

initial opening and then assisting with

their ongoing temporary needs. We

have also gone live with our brand

new tailored software and website,

which will allow for further expansion,

enabling us to work seamlessly yet

remotely with any of our clients.

Our growth is being driven by

expansion within existing clients and

by client recommendations.

We are also regularly approached by

new companies that have heard about

our reputation for going the extra mile

and providing a first-class service.

We are growing rapidly within our

niche market. Our growth in the

commercial removal sector is evidence

of this; having started with some

smaller clients, we are now one of the

main suppliers to one of the biggest

commercial movers in the UK.

We supply skilled drivers, porters and

fitters, and our added services for

this client include ensuring that their

in-house paperwork is completed

by all candidates in our offices, that

the appropriate numbers of skilled

workers are security cleared for

numerous jobs and that we are on site

at 5.30am to check in our staff, who

can number in excess of 100 per day.

We are now rolling out this model into

othersectors.

We are

regularly

approached

by new

companies

that have

heard about

our reputation

for going the

extra mile and

providing a

first-class

service

“

Investing in staff training

www.gablerecruitment.com

This article was sponsored by Gable Essex. The Parliamentary Review is wholly funded by the representatives who write for it. The publication in which this article originally appeared contained the following foreword from Rt Hon Michael Gove.

Rt Hon Michael Gove's Foreword For The Parliamentary Review

By Rt Hon Michael Gove

This year's Parliamentary Review comes at a momentous time for parliament, as we collectively determine the destiny of the United Kingdom.

On October 31, the UK will leave the European Union. The successful implementation of this process is this government's number-one priority.

Three years after a historic referendum vote, we will deliver on the decisive mandate from the British people. Trust in our democracy depends on it. Until that final hour, we will work determinedly and diligently to negotiate a deal, one that abolishes the backstop and upholds the warm and close relationship we share with our friends, allies and neighbours in the EU. But in the event that the EU refuses to meet us at the table, we must be prepared to leave without a deal.

As the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, it is my job to lead on this government's approach, should that scenario happen. Preparing for Brexit is my department's driving mission. But while I am leading this turbocharged effort, the whole of government is committed to this endeavour.

Ministers across Whitehall are working together to ensure that every possibility is considered, every plan is scrutinised and every provision is made. A daily drumbeat of meetings means that we are holding departments accountable, so that preparations are completed on time.

The chancellor has confirmed that all necessary funding will be made available. And we have mobilised thecivil service, assigning 15,000 of our most talented civil servants to manage our exit from the EU.

We will make sure that on November 1, there is as little disruption to national life as possible. Our trade relationships will continue to thrive, thanks to agreements with countries around the world worth £70 billion. Our country will remain secure, thanks to nearly 1,000 new officers posted at our borders. And the 3.2 million EU nationals now living and working among us can remain confident, with absolute certainty, of their right to remain in the UK.

Above all, our goal is to be transparent. Soon, we will launch a public information campaign so that citizens, communities and businesses are ready and reassured about what will happen in the event of “no deal”.

In my first few weeks in this role, I have travelled to ports and tarmacs, borders and bridges, all across the UK –from the seaside of Dover to the rolling green hills of County Armagh. I have heard from business owners and border officials, farmers and hauliers. They are ready to put an end to uncertainty. And they are ready to embrace the opportunities ahead.

Our departure from the EU will be a once in a lifetime chance to chart a new course for the United Kingdom. Preparing for that new course will be a herculean effort. But this country has made astounding efforts before. We can do it again.

Rt Hon Michael Gove
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster